Pantapin, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Pantapin
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Quairading
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-31.95°N 117.65°W
Postcode:6384
Est:1913
Elevation:344
Stategov:Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:191
Dir1:east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:26
Dir2:east
Location2:Quairading
Dist3:36
Dir3:south
Location3:Kellerberrin

Pantapin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The town originated as a railway siding that was planned in 1912 as part of the Quairading to Bruce Rock line.The town was initially named Ulakain, after a nearby well, and was gazetted under that name in 1914.

The name proved problematiccausing mail and goods to go missing, according to the residentsand was changed in 1921.